Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent was 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade in Bulgaria, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of merchandise value.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in 2020.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Bulgaria peaked at 95.9 Percentage of merchandise value in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of merchandise value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.9 Percentage of merchandise value | — |
| 2001 | 92.98 Percentage of merchandise value | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 92.68 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.87 Percentage of merchandise value | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 88.78 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.04 Percentage of merchandise value | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.97 Percentage of merchandise value | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 87.17 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.88 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.91 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 83.4 Percentage of merchandise value | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 66.81 Percentage of merchandise value | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 64.28 Percentage of merchandise value | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value | -49.2% |
| 2014 | 48.39 Percentage of merchandise value | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 54.71 Percentage of merchandise value | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 60.37 Percentage of merchandise value | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 51.32 Percentage of merchandise value | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 51.83 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.93 Percentage of merchandise value | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.44 Percentage of merchandise value, 65% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.54 Percentage of merchandise value, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -49.2% | 64.28 Percentage of merchandise value | 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value |
| 2014 | +48.1% | 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value | 48.39 Percentage of merchandise value |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.72 Percentage of merchandise value | 85.88 Percentage of merchandise value | 95.9 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value | 83.4 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 139 Malaysia 53.34 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 52.97 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 141 Sweden 52.65 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 143 Australia 51.08 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 144 New Zealand 50.77 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 145 Spain 50.76 Percentage of merchandise value compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Bulgaria?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Bulgaria was 52.57 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9 Percentage of merchandise value in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 Percentage of merchandise value in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.